Porridge !

The UK is going through a snowey spell , it is in this very sort of weather that my darling reaches for the old and battered double saucepan and makes porridge . He gets the oats and milking I the top pan in the evening , puts the water ready in he base pan and first thing in the morning he simply switches on the heat under he pan . Such an easy effortless way of make the porridge. It just needs a stir before its served .

Then this is where things start to vary ... I like soft brown sugar on the porridge http://www.jamieoliver.com/bloggers/vie … p?id=79554He likes dark brown muscavado sugar on his .When the children were small some used to have golden syrup on their porridge . Others white or brown sugar .

I thought it might be good to see what others put on their porridge so.......

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I approve of this thread so very much

I'll always do my porridge like my grandma does - a good pinch of salt, cooked slowly with sultanas so they get all fat and juicy, a little cinnamon and topped with dark brown sugar. No milk as I'm not very fond of it, and a little more water than usual too - none of that weighty stodge!

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Porridge in this sort of weather is probably the thing I miss most about not eating grains any more - but when I did make it, I'd put 1 part oats to 3 parts water, a good pinch of salt, and leave to soak overnight. Then slowly heat until the porridge is cooked in the morning, adding more water if necessary. Served with milk and salt

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I can't say that i'm a big fan of the stuff, but it is very lovely on a cold winter morning. I like mine with a little dark brown sugar and extra cinnamon. I also would have to agree with the risotto comment. My grandma would make this for me and my grandfather when i was young, but hers was ALWAYS so thick you could barely take the spoon out.

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I'm with the risotto consistency too. But I like to make mine with all milk, and no salt:puke: Then I like it with some more milk, a little sugar and some cinamon. But I normally make mine in the microwave, as I have to go out so early, it needs to be a bit quicker.

The funny thing is if Tina (my lovely little Jack Russell) hears the microwave in the morning, then she knows it's porridge, and gets really excited, because she knows she'll get some too!

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